Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi arrived in Nanjing Wednesday, starting his six-day official visit to China at the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao.

Besides this capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, Prodi will also visit Guangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin and Beijing.

In Beijing, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen are expected to meet with Prodi on various issues of shared concern.

Source: Xinhua